FIreworks sit on display at Holiday Fireworks Limited waiting for customers to purchase after the fireworks ban was issued at 7216 Keystone Avenue.

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With rain pooling on the streets and snow flurries in the forecast, it may be hard to remember that half a year ago, Indiana's corn crop was brittle, withered and brown and lawns crunched underfoot.

It was so dry, in fact, that a number of local fire officials across Indiana - including those in Indianapolis - issued bans on fireworks, only to make themselves vulnerable to lawsuits from fireworks dealers.

That legal threat is still there. So, too, is the threat of another drought. Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration already are warning that this summer may be a ...